A new study finds that some people routinely monitor the behavior of others and are eager to punish those who violate laws or societal norms, especially when they believe authorities have failed to do ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Kyle Rittenhouse and Ahmaud Arbery cases, which have received so much media attention in recent days, are just the tip of a ...

I fear that our society has entered an age of vigilantism that reflects a profound distrust in government institutions and individuals. It is a path that only can lead to disaster. Consider several ...

It's a contentious time in the U.S., with a pandemic, racial equality, police violence and a presidential election all occupying people's attention. Given all that stress, it can seem like people are ...

A serious issue has gained prominence in modern society the last few years: The executives and/or founders of large companies increasingly consider it their civic and moral duty to use the influences ...

The crash of a shattering window as a brick is hurled at a politician's office; the hiss of gas from a slashed utility line outside the home of a congressman's relative; snarling epithets left in the ...

Detroit Police Chief James Craig had to explain his stance on citizens’ packing firearms after his views landed him on the cover of a gun rights publication put out by the National Rifle Association.

UNSW Sydney provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. I’ve spent the last few weeks binge-watching The CW’s Arrow, the television adaptation of DC Comics superhero The Green Arrow. Like ...

In the moments before New York City subway entertainer Jordan Neely was killed on an F train in lower Manhattan in the middle of the day, a witness said he had been yelling, asking for food and saying ...

Vice News Tonight correspondent Alzo Slade has an interesting story about vigilantism in Oakland. It isn't about criminals or trying to take on gangs; the vigilantes in this case are fixing potholes.

Curt Schilling’s war against Internet trolls follows a distinctly American tradition of justice. Namely, it’s about more than just vengeance. On February 25, former Red Sox pitching star Curt ...

If there's one thing we want to believe about the Boston bombing, it's that someone saw the perpetrator. Somewhere, inside an iPhone or on a memory chip, there's an image of the terrorist(s). The ...